Red crew-neck shirt. Thick
darker-red hem at the bottom of the shirt, with a darker-red triangular
shard rising up on each hip to a point. Outer half of cuffs edged with a
darker-red triangular shard rising up to a point. English flag running
down right shoulder and narrowing. Curved triangular mesh panel covering
underarm. Slim rectangular mesh panel down each side, bending towards
the reverse, with a point at each end. Embroidered emblem on left
breast, bordered in gold, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised white lettering
inside a navy blue panel, also bordered in gold, above the emblem. Small
gold holographic star above the panel, containing an emblem, with
'ENGLAND' in capitalised navy blue lettering inside a white panel above
the emblem. Two embroidered white concentric diamonds on right
collarbone. Small circular authenticity label on left lower-back,
alongside the mesh side panel. Gold mesh number on reverse and on right
breast, underneath the Umbro logo, in same font as previous England shirts.
White emblem at base of each number on reverse, with 'ENGLAND' in
capitalised gold lettering inside a white panel above the emblem.
Surname in capitalised gold lettering above number on reverse, in same
font as the numbers. Match details embroidered in gold in centre of
chest in following format (not actual font):

ENGLAND

v

URUGUAY

01·03·2006

White
shorts, with red drawstring. Red triangular shard at bottom of each
seam, extending inwards, rising to a point and continuing along hem
around rear half of shorts, before narrowing to a point. Large red
triangular shard extending down from waistband at top of each seam,
extending outwards and ending in a point. Two embroidered navy blue
concentric diamonds on left thigh. Navy blue number, in the same font as
on the shirt, above the Umbro logo on left thigh. Embroidered emblem on right
thigh, with 'ENGLAND' in capitalised white lettering inside a navy blue
panel above the emblem.

Red
socks, with darker-red soles. Two large white concentric diamonds on
calf. Emblem on shin, underneath the Umbro logo, with 'ENGLAND' in
capitalised white lettering inside a navy blue panel above the emblem.

Variations

Against Sweden, England had a full-colour FIFA WORLD CUP
GERMANY 2006 logo heat-pressed onto the upper right sleeve.

Against Estonia, England had the UEFA EURO 2008
logo heat-pressed onto the upper right sleeve.

The names of
England's opponents, as they appeared in the match details, were ESTONIA,
GREECE, JAMAICA, SWEDEN and URUGUAY. England were named
first in the three home fixtures and second in the other two fixtures.

For the two fixtures
played in this shirt in the 2006-7 season, against Greece and Estonia, John
Terry, England's captain, wore a white armband, with the fixture, the name
of the stadium, and the date, all printed on it in red, with the emblem also
on it.

Most Appearances

5 -
Peter Crouch (2 sub), Steven Gerrard (1 sub), John Terry

26 players appeared in the
five games in which this kit was worn.

Even though Terry started
all five games and Crouch started two of the games on the bench, it was
the striker who spent the longest on the pitch in this shirt. Terry was
substituted at half-time in the first game (versus Uruguay), and was
taken off in the first half, because of an injury, in the second game
(versus Jamaica). Crouch's second substitute appearance in the shirt was
in the fourth minute, against Sweden, because of Michael Owen's serious
knee injury, which meant that Crouch was four minutes short of four full
appearances in the kit.

Darren Bent and Aaron Lennon
were the only players to make their international debuts in this shirt;
Lennon as a 19-year-old substitute against Jamaica, who went on to make
21 appearances.

No players won their last
cap in this shirt.

Top Scorers

7 - Peter Crouch

3 - Joe Cole

2 - Frank Lampard,
Michael Owen

Seven goals in five games
was a phenomenal record for Crouch, who only failed to score against
Sweden.

Crouch's hat-trick against
Jamaica could have been clinched seven minutes earlier, had he not fired
over the bar from a penalty.

Crouch was also the only
player to score his first international goal in this shirt, coming on as
a substitute to draw England level against Uruguay.

No players scored their last
international goal in this shirt.

Captains

3 -
David Beckham

2 - John
Terry

Beckham relinquished the
captaincy at the end of the 2006 World Cup.

Terry captained his country
for the first time in Steve McClaren's first match in charge, a thumping
4-0 victory against the European Champions, Greece.

Terry became the first
England skipper to wear the match details on his armband.

'The England crest is bigger and
recalls the motif from 1966. It has a gold outline that is neatly
complemented by gold numbering and lettering on the shirts. There is also
a gold holographic star to represent the single World Cup victory. Plenty
of 21st-century technology has been used to laser-cut a St. George's cross
detail into the shirt's right shoulder, and state-of-the-art body-mapping
equipment has helped to provide the perfect fit for the players. Also, Umbro
have built in a raft of new technical
innovations. The fabric is
designed to channel heat away from the body, which will help keep the players
cool and dry when
the pressure is on in
Germany this summer. The numbers, too,
are made from a breathable mesh
material.'

Kitted out with gold, our heroes
were now ready to take on the world once more, and, it has to be said, their
performances in this shirt, were pretty impressive. Unfortunately, their
victories were largely meaningless friendlies. Their only World Cup appearance
in the kit, against Sweden, began with a horrific knee injury for Michael Owen,
but was followed by a stirring first-half performance, the highlight of which
was a stunning volley from Joe Cole, which threatened to ignite England's
tournament. Sadly, England were guilty of sloppy defending in the second half
and the game was drawn. It was enough to win the first-round group for them, but
they failed to re-ignite the spark and another quarter-final exit on penalties
was awaiting them.

The victory against Greece showed
that there was still fire in the belly, before the shirt's last appearance in
Tallinn, where Beckham and Owen made their competitive comebacks, following a
year out of the fold. It was particularly pleasing to see Owen score again,
following his injury, with Beckham also re-establishing himself and closing in
on a century of caps. Alas, the appearances in this red and gold shirt were not
matched by those in the
white.